Rapid weight loss

I've lost about 10 pounds within the last 3 weeks. I am eating a healthy mix of proteins, carbs and fats. I went from 6'1" 224lbs to 213lbs from lifting and running 3 to 4 days per week. My scale has a body fat calculator on it and says I'm in the 22 - 24% BF range. (I know these things are really inaccurate.)

My question is, when you guys are cutting, how much weight per week do you shoot for? What are signs to look for if you are losing too much or not enough per week?

I've lost about 10 pounds within the last 3 weeks. I am eating a healthy mix of proteins, carbs and fats. I went from 6'1" 224lbs to 213lbs from lifting and running 3 to 4 days per week. My scale has a body fat calculator on it and says I'm in the 22 - 24% BF range. (I know these things are really inaccurate.)

My question is, when you guys are cutting, how much weight per week do you shoot for? What are signs to look for if you are losing too much or not enough per week?

I'd like to get down to 200lbs by the end of July.

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If you are in shape-muscular wise, 1 lb per week.
out of shape a little more is okay.

Signs to look for--too much=loose skin or losing muscle too fast. Not enough=no appreciable difference in weight loss on the scale/(And more important) no change in physical appearance.

These signs are hard to see on a week by week basis. Judge bi-weekly, or even monthly.

If you are in shape-muscular wise, 1 lb per week.
out of shape a little more is okay.

Signs to look for--too much=loose skin or losing muscle too fast. Not enough=no appreciable difference in weight loss on the scale/(And more important) no change in physical appearance.

These signs are hard to see on a week by week basis. Judge bi-weekly, or even monthly.

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I've lifted weights off and on for the last 10 years and I was an athlete in high school. So I'm not a complete pile of chewing gum. I have a decent muscular base. I guess I'm probably cutting a bit too quickly, but my strength doesn't seem to be diminishing at all so I'm guessing that I'm not losing too much muscle. I'll keep an eye on it though.

I've lifted weights off and on for the last 10 years and I was an athlete in high school. So I'm not a complete pile of chewing gum. I have a decent muscular base. I guess I'm probably cutting a bit too quickly, but my strength doesn't seem to be diminishing at all so I'm guessing that I'm not losing too much muscle. I'll keep an eye on it though.

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What has your caloric intake and macros been like? That might help give a clue.

And as an aside, I wouldn't trust the home scale BF meter at all. Mine has said I've been 18-20% for the past month, but I used the one at the gym today and it said 13%.

It doesnt really matter if they are accurate, as long as they are consistent. That way you can tell if your gaining or losing fat. Those things are supposed to be pretty consistent right?

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Well..yes and no. Weight loss is rarely linear in my experience. A lot of people tend to notice they'll stay at a certain weight for several days, then have a "woosh" and notice a drop of a few pounds.

but if you weight in at the same time everyday, say right when you get up, that should be pretty consistent right? Obviously there are tons of factors but if your looking at trendlines over the course of weeks shoudlnt it be able to show you if your going up or down?

but if you weight in at the same time everyday, say right when you get up, that should be pretty consistent right? Obviously there are tons of factors but if your looking at trendlines over the course of weeks shoudlnt it be able to show you if your going up or down?

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you weigh the least when you wake up, I would say weigh 1 hour after breakfast

If you reduce this to 1-2, 3, and 5+, I might agree. With reservations for extreme dieting/fatties.

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well it depends on your starting weight. I started at 300 and every 2 weeks that I weighed myself I was down about 10 pounds (so 5/week). After 230 I would lose around 3 pounds a week, and now at 185 I am losing/trying to lose and gainging again,, 1-2 pounds/week

I've been averaging about 3 pounds per week, which seems to be pretty good for me right now. I'm not feeling hungry at all. I've been eating when I want, but the portions have been reduced. A typical diet for me looks like this,

I've been averaging about 3 pounds per week, which seems to be pretty good for me right now. I'm not feeling hungry at all. I've been eating when I want, but the portions have been reduced. A typical diet for me looks like this,

well it depends on your starting weight. I started at 300 and every 2 weeks that I weighed myself I was down about 10 pounds (so 5/week). After 230 I would lose around 3 pounds a week, and now at 185 I am losing/trying to lose and gainging again,, 1-2 pounds/week

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Yar- you started as a fattie (no offense ). Regular rules get a little leeway at that level.

I've been averaging about 3 pounds per week, which seems to be pretty good for me right now. I'm not feeling hungry at all. I've been eating when I want, but the portions have been reduced. A typical diet for me looks like this,

One thing that has really helped me is to track my calories. I use fitday.com but calorieking.com is great too. It makes it really easy and takes a lot of the guesswork out of whether you're eating too much or too little/losing too fast or not fast enough.